MODESTO, Calif. — Modesto police have opened an investigation into a deadly shooting on Tuesday.
The Modesto Police Department said officers arrived to the 600 block of Thrasher Avenue around 1:22 p.m. after getting reports of multiple shots being fired.
Arriving officers found two people dead, but police say the suspect was nowhere to be found. A spokesperson for the department said there was no immediate threat to the community.
Junior Martinez says his 17-year-old uncle and 19-year-old brother were gunned down in Modesto’s Airport District Tuesday.
“I’m going to tell you this. My uncle and my brother did not deserve none of this,” Martinez said.
Family and friends say they’re in the dark as to what happened to their loved ones and want answers.
The 19-year-old victim’s sister says the young men were friends and full of life.
“They were really good boys; they were real like full of life. They were just party, life of the party. I mean we would turn up," said Trinity Colter.
The investigation is ongoing, and anyone with information can call Detective Grant at 209-342-9104.
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